TWITTER UPDATE

February 14, 2018

AUDIO: Close the blinds and draw the drapes

“Money is the mother’s milk of politics”, the old saying goes, but just like many people feel about breastfeeding, some WV legislators prefer that campaign cash be covered up.

On Tuesday, Ohio County Delegate Shawn Fluharty was warned not to talk about who’s pulling lawmakers’ strings.

@WVUFLU says the vote today is symbolic and does "little to nothing." @ArmsteadWV asks Fluharty to stick to discussion of the bill after accusations that the House submits to the whims of corporate interests and not the benefit of the people.(Tweet from Dave Mistich, WV Public Broadcasting)

Friday, Lissa Lucas, Democrat candidate for the House, began to speak at a public hearing on natural gas legislation by reading a public list of campaign contributions by the gas industry and was forcibly taken out of the chambers

Stepping to the microphone Lucas can be seen saying, “I have to keep this short, because the public only gets a minute and 45 seconds while lobbyists can throw a gala at the Marriott with whiskey and wine and talk for hours to the delegates.”(Rawstory.com)

After reading 3 committee members and the money they received, chairman John Schott shut her down and had her removed.